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| 1. | [ noun ] mental turmoil | |
| Examples: | "he drives me to distraction" |
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| Related terms: | confusion perturb | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | |
| Synonyms: | beguilement | |
| Related terms: | entertainment | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an obstacle to attention | |
| Related terms: | inattention | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something | |
| Synonyms: | misdirection | |
| Examples: | "conjurers are experts at misdirection" |
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| Related terms: | revision distract | |
| Similar spelling: |
distract distortion distribution distracted distortionist distributional district distrait distrain distraint distractedly distraught disturbance distrust distributive diestrual destruction |
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